Monthly Archives: December 2019

11-point Plan for a New Socialism by Mario Candeias

[This article published in Luxemburg December 2019 is translated from the German on the Internet, www.linksnet.de.] The break with the old neoliberal and new authoritarian policies becomes a necessity in the face of the multiple crisis. An impending economic slump … Continue reading

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Boris Johnson and the Long Shadow of Stalinism

The capitalist bourgeoisie needs and defends democracy as a form of social freedom only as long as it is useful to its own class rule. Their understanding of democracy & freedom is structurally limited-only he is a full-fledged human being … Continue reading

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Make Social Democracy Great Again

Erik Olin Wright spoke of smashing, taming, escaping and eroding capitalism as alternatives of a transformational left. We must resist the “selective perception” of the elite that ignores market distortions (tax havens, stock buybacks, micro-second trading and insider trading), market … Continue reading

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Video: Grace Blakeley, Financialization and the Climate Emergency, Nov 24, 2019, 1 hr 30 min

Grace Blakeley – Financialization and the climate emergency Grace’s talk in Berlin on November 12 in our series “Economics beyond the Swabian hausfrau”. Grace Blakeley: How the bond vigilantes are holding Argentina to ransom September 11, 2019 International institutions have … Continue reading

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Rollback of the Elite by Otto Konig and Richard Detje http://www.freembtranslations.net/2011/rollback-of-the-elite-by-otto-konig-and-richard-detje/

The opposition senator Jeanine Anez appointed herself the new “president.” The trigger for the coup was the election on October 20. President Evo Morales was declared the winner with 47% of the vote and a difference of 10 points from … Continue reading

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